Rohlf, Daniel J., 1961-
Biographical note
Daniel John Rohlf was born in Denver, Colorado, in 1961. He earned a bachelor’s degree in geology from Colorado College in Colorado Springs, and then a law degree from Stanford University in California. In 1988, he became a professor of law at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, where he also co-founded the Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center, an environmental law clinic now known as the Earthrise Law Center. Rohlf also wrote a handbook, “The Endangered Species Act: A Guide to Its Protections and Implementation,” that was published in 1989.
Sources: Vital records on Ancestry.com; information provided by Rohlf in his interview; Rohlf’s bio on the Lewis & Clark College website, (undated, accessed January 2026), https://law.lclark.edu/live/profiles/3582-daniel-rohlf
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Oral history interview with Daniel J. Rohlf
Oral history interview with Daniel J. Rohlf, conducted by Clark Hansen in three sessions, from August 9 to Spetember 30, 1999, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Rohlf discusses his work as an environmental lawyer in Portland, Oregon, particularly his efforts to get salmon listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.